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Icy Cliff Knob

Icy Cliff Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Icy Cliff Knob rises to 1,150 m in North Carolina. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassland Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1150 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.73122, -82.78514

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 32
  • Needles Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Declaration of Independence: 7.3 mi
  • US Constitution: 7.3 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 7.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 16.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.6 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Icy Cliff Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crabtree BaldSW 232°1,621 m9.1 mi
Sandymush BaldWSW 237°1,566 m6.5 mi
Little Sandymush BaldWSW 239°1,480 m5.6 mi
Mary KnobW 268°1,440 m6.9 mi
Bald KnobW 273°1,408 m7.3 mi
Naked Place MountainW 270°1,406 m9.1 mi
Rough KnobW 278°1,381 m7.8 mi
Mikes KnobW 268°1,378 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807778

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